Fence-post.



No. 883,913. PATENTED APR. '7, 1908.

G. W. PYLE. FENCE POST.

API LIC ATION FILED SEPT. 27. 1907.

UNITED- GEORGE W. PYLE, OF GENEVA, INDIANA.

FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 7, 1908.

Application filed September 2'7, 1907. Serial No. 394,931.

. construction as to be both easily and cheaply made, and yet which shall he possessed of great strengthand rigidity in use and of su erior lasting qualities.

or a full understanding of the invention, including its construction and characteristic advantages, reference is to be had to the following detail description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a post made in accordance with the present invention, and showing a .conventional form of metallic fence secured thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the post, partly broken away; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the core and attaching. means; Fig. 4 is a cross section of the post, Fig. 5 is a detail. view showing more clearly the constnpction of the vertical rod and its shoulders.

Similar parts are referred to throughout the description and indicated on the several views of t e drawings by the same reference characters.

In carrying out my invention I dig in the ground by any suitable means a hole x of the desired depth and of any convenient form in cross section, preferably cylindrical if dug by an auger. Said hole is then formed near its bottom with an annular enlargement m, preferably ii-shaped in cross section, said enlargement being formed by any convenient means, as by a special attachment upon the auger, but forming no part of the present imfimtlon. t 1

ost comprises wo rinci a a'aS,-. the bo dy portion a and lihe .ciire :2. The formed of plastic material, such as concrete, and the core is preferably of metal tubing of such length as to extend substantially from the center of the enlargement at of the hole to the top of the finislfed ost and centrally thereof.

At suitable intervals the core is provided with attaching devices in the form of strong wire loops d twisted about the core an embedded in the concrete body and with their ends projecting laterally from the post whereby the members of thefence may be attached thereto. In order to better space the several loops (1 and to retain them in pro er position during the formation thereof, an also to assist in securing the fence to the post, I provide a strong vertical rod C, having spaced shoulders c for such purposes. The rods C are made and used in connection with the posts in such sizes of say 36, 40, 48, or inches between the shoulders 0 according to the width of the metallic fence which is to be used in connection therewith. The lower shoulder c rests upon the lower horizontal strand of the fence and the up er shoulder lies just below the upper stran the shoulders coming between the fence and the posts and the main body of the rod lying wholly on the out side of the fence. The ends of the twisted loops d are then wrap ed firmly around the rod both at the shou dered portions thereof and also intermediate thereof, securin the rod snugly against the out side of the ence and to the main portion of the post. In this manner the metallic fence is well secured to the post and yet is permitted its sufficient amount of longitudinal movement to compensate for variations in temperature without danger of breaking of any part of the same. The rod being made and used as indicated herein is also serviceable in originally spacing the upper and lowermost loops d in the formation of the fence post so as to cause the same to be spaced in accord ance with the upper and lower strands of the fence, a matter of considerable importance. No intermediate shoulders are required for this pur ose for the reason that the intermediate oops need not be spaced with any .great amount of particularity.

The hole a; and its enlargement 9c are filled with plastic material, the walls of the hole and the enlargement constituting a mold therefor. That portion of the body a above the hole a: is formed by a temporary ortablemold of any suitable construction. ither before or after the filling of the hole as, as conditions may dictate, the core e is placed with its lower end substantially at the center of the enlargement a and the core is then completely embedded within the plastic material, the latter when hardened securely holding the core 0 and the attachment loops (1 in position. The enlargement I) being of the requisite strength for all practical purposes, it is unnecessary for the core to extend below its center under ordinary conditions.

It will be seen that the st thus constructed will be exceedingly rigid and strong by virtue of the inetal core, and yet need not be very massive proportionately. While the body a of the post may be comparatively small the inte ral V-shaped annular enlargemom I) thereo formed just above the bottom of the device will constitute an effective anchor, serving to prevent lateral dis lacement of the post in use or upheaval t ereof due to frosts or the like.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is,

A fence post substantially as herein described comprising a concrete body portion having a cylindrical lower end and formed just above its lower end with an integral annular V-sha ed anchoring device, a metallic core embe ded centrally within said body portion and extending substan-- tially from the center of said anchoring device to the top of the post, spaced attachment loopssecured to, said core and rojecting laterally therefrom, and a verticaProd having shoulders near its opposite ends spaced to correspond to the upper and lower of said loo s and cooperating therewith to receive an secure the upper and lower horizontal strands of metallic fence for the post.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. PYLE. 

